FISDAP OPERATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
The process by which an agency in one state grants automatic certification to an EMT
from another state?
Reciprocity/ reexamination/ transfer/ professional courtesy - Answer-Reciprocity
Process in which teams of professional and peer counselors provide emotional and
psychological support?
Critical incident stress management/ peer psychiatric counseling/ post traumatic
incident review/ quality improvement of conference - Answer-Critical incident stress
management
80 yo Spanish speaking patient not responding to questions alert and choking?
Simple hand gestures/ find interpreter/ speak louder/ check for hearing aids - Answer-
Simple hand gestures
Example of definitive care (when you're doing something to fix somebody)
Trauma pt going to surgery to repair a lacerated liver/ hypovolemic pt receiving IV fluid
therapy en route to the hospital/ geriatric receiving o2 for respiration difficulty/ pediatric
pt receiving x ray for possible femur fracture - Answer-Trauma pt going to surgery to
repair a lacerated liver
After assess you determine pt is dead. Police suspect foul play. What should you do?
Avoid disturbing the scene/ leave area immediately/ document time of death/ take pics
for documentation - Answer-Avoid disturbing the scene
20 yo pt is reluctant to answer questions pertaining to abdominal discomfort?
Reassure her that you are there to help her/ ask family for her medical history/ repeat
question in firm but pleasant tone/ advise that she needs to be truthful - Answer-
Reassure her that you are there to help her
BSI procedures?
Are the responsibility of each individual/ only required when blood is visible/ are not
required in the care of children/ does not include the wearing of a mask - Answer-Are
the responsibility of each individua
A dying pt has signed a DNR, you should?
Contact medical control before providing care/ clear the scene once the order has been
verified/ treat the pt since the DNR orders only apply to hospital care/ provide emotional
, support to the pt and fam members - Answer-provide emotional support to the pt and
fam members
Unconscious pt is sitting in driver's seat in a vehicle that has just been involved in a
motor vehicle collision. The doors are locked and you have a simple tool kit and the
rescue truck is 20 min away. You should:
Use hammer to break the rear passenger window/ prepare equipment while waiting for
rescue truck/ use screwdriver and hammer to pry open the driver's side door/ use
hammer to break driver's side window - Answer-Use hammer to break the rear
passenger window
Defamation in writing - Answer-Libel
After a call, you are frustrated, you write in report patient was "nuts" and "something
seriously wrong with him" you could be found guilty of
Slander / libel / vilification / perjury - Answer-libel
What can an EMT do to improve radio communication? Be brief and use simple
language / begin speaking immediately after clicking the transmit button / hold close to
mouth / use codes - Answer-be brief and us simple language
A pulseless, apneic infant has rigor mortis. The infant is still dressed in sleepwear you
should
Tell the mom there is nothing you can do and offer to call the funeral home / perform
CPR and transport the hospital staff will be better able to inform the mother of her loss /
offer the mother time alone with the infant while you contact the appropriate agencies /
question the mom about medical history and age of the infant to rule out SID's - Answer-
offer the mother time alone with the infant while you contact the appropriate agencies
The most important component of the scene size up is
Identifying airway threats / identifying any potential hazards / determining the number of
patients / assessing the MOI - Answer-identifying any potential hazards
When using PCR for research or quality assurance. What should you delete?
Pt's name/ emt's name/ response times/ treatments rendered - Answer-PTS name
6 yo child fell at the park. No adult around. Type of consent?
Implied/ legal/ expressed/ pediatric - Answer-Implied
First to arrive. Using START, you should identify pts who?
Ambulatory/ deceased/ unresponsive/ breathing - Answer-Ambulatory
Partner comes to work dirty and leaves trash. Best describe these actions?
Unethical/ unprofessional/ dangerous/ negligent - Answer-Unprofessional
Verbal consent to treatment is called?
Expressed/ implied/ defined/ legalized - Answer-Expressed
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
The process by which an agency in one state grants automatic certification to an EMT
from another state?
Reciprocity/ reexamination/ transfer/ professional courtesy - Answer-Reciprocity
Process in which teams of professional and peer counselors provide emotional and
psychological support?
Critical incident stress management/ peer psychiatric counseling/ post traumatic
incident review/ quality improvement of conference - Answer-Critical incident stress
management
80 yo Spanish speaking patient not responding to questions alert and choking?
Simple hand gestures/ find interpreter/ speak louder/ check for hearing aids - Answer-
Simple hand gestures
Example of definitive care (when you're doing something to fix somebody)
Trauma pt going to surgery to repair a lacerated liver/ hypovolemic pt receiving IV fluid
therapy en route to the hospital/ geriatric receiving o2 for respiration difficulty/ pediatric
pt receiving x ray for possible femur fracture - Answer-Trauma pt going to surgery to
repair a lacerated liver
After assess you determine pt is dead. Police suspect foul play. What should you do?
Avoid disturbing the scene/ leave area immediately/ document time of death/ take pics
for documentation - Answer-Avoid disturbing the scene
20 yo pt is reluctant to answer questions pertaining to abdominal discomfort?
Reassure her that you are there to help her/ ask family for her medical history/ repeat
question in firm but pleasant tone/ advise that she needs to be truthful - Answer-
Reassure her that you are there to help her
BSI procedures?
Are the responsibility of each individual/ only required when blood is visible/ are not
required in the care of children/ does not include the wearing of a mask - Answer-Are
the responsibility of each individua
A dying pt has signed a DNR, you should?
Contact medical control before providing care/ clear the scene once the order has been
verified/ treat the pt since the DNR orders only apply to hospital care/ provide emotional
, support to the pt and fam members - Answer-provide emotional support to the pt and
fam members
Unconscious pt is sitting in driver's seat in a vehicle that has just been involved in a
motor vehicle collision. The doors are locked and you have a simple tool kit and the
rescue truck is 20 min away. You should:
Use hammer to break the rear passenger window/ prepare equipment while waiting for
rescue truck/ use screwdriver and hammer to pry open the driver's side door/ use
hammer to break driver's side window - Answer-Use hammer to break the rear
passenger window
Defamation in writing - Answer-Libel
After a call, you are frustrated, you write in report patient was "nuts" and "something
seriously wrong with him" you could be found guilty of
Slander / libel / vilification / perjury - Answer-libel
What can an EMT do to improve radio communication? Be brief and use simple
language / begin speaking immediately after clicking the transmit button / hold close to
mouth / use codes - Answer-be brief and us simple language
A pulseless, apneic infant has rigor mortis. The infant is still dressed in sleepwear you
should
Tell the mom there is nothing you can do and offer to call the funeral home / perform
CPR and transport the hospital staff will be better able to inform the mother of her loss /
offer the mother time alone with the infant while you contact the appropriate agencies /
question the mom about medical history and age of the infant to rule out SID's - Answer-
offer the mother time alone with the infant while you contact the appropriate agencies
The most important component of the scene size up is
Identifying airway threats / identifying any potential hazards / determining the number of
patients / assessing the MOI - Answer-identifying any potential hazards
When using PCR for research or quality assurance. What should you delete?
Pt's name/ emt's name/ response times/ treatments rendered - Answer-PTS name
6 yo child fell at the park. No adult around. Type of consent?
Implied/ legal/ expressed/ pediatric - Answer-Implied
First to arrive. Using START, you should identify pts who?
Ambulatory/ deceased/ unresponsive/ breathing - Answer-Ambulatory
Partner comes to work dirty and leaves trash. Best describe these actions?
Unethical/ unprofessional/ dangerous/ negligent - Answer-Unprofessional
Verbal consent to treatment is called?
Expressed/ implied/ defined/ legalized - Answer-Expressed
